The finished Pleco 2.0.0 installation files are now available; we're putting them up on the forums a day or two before they go public on pleco.com just to make sure we haven't managed to introduce any new bugs / errors / missing files / etc.
Aside from three small bug fixes (one which caused crashes in failed full-text searches, one which caused crashes when attempting to create flashcards after a failed search, and one which prevented single-character searches in user dictionaries from matching longer words that started with those characters) the only change since b8c is that the application files on Windows Mobile are now code-signed, which means if you have a particularly locked-down smartphone you haven't been able to run Pleco on before due to security errors you may finally be able to do so with this version. (plus, there are no more annoying security alerts to click through when you run Pleco for the first time)
On Windows Mobile there's one additional fix in the slightly-updated 2.0.0a, correcting some crashing problems with one-syllable-at-a-time audio playback for words that aren't in Pleco's database - all of the WM files below now include that update, and WM users who already have 2.0 can install it with the "Updates" files below.
New User Instructions
The installation instructions in the manual should be quite accurate now, but the procedure for getting a keyfile to unlock 2.0 differs a bit from the one in the 2.0 upgrade guide. To activate your Pleco 2.0 upgrade, go to http://www.pleco.com/beta/pd2orders.html, log in with your "My Orders" email/password, then enter your System ID (obtained from the Ordering screen after installing 2.0) in the form on that page to receive your 2.0 keyfile. 2.0-specific dictionary and other upgrades can be purchased from that page after you activate 2.0.
Note that due to a bug in the website code (which hasn't been updated literally since Beta 1 came out more than a year ago), some System IDs (specifically Card IDs and IDs generated by some very old Palms) will be rejected by the system - if you wait a few more days the finished website should fix those bugs and accept any valid ID.
If you haven't bought Pleco yet, you can buy a copy of 1.0 Professional or Complete from our online store and then immediately activate your free 2.0 upgrade from that page above (your My Orders password will be in your order confirmation e-mail). You can also order the new 2.0 Linguist bundle (ABC/21st Century/Guifan dictionaries) from this page for Palm OS or this page for Pocket PC; you'll still need a 1.0 Device ID to place that order, but you'll get the correct combination of dictionaries once you activate 2.0.
File Packages
Manuals (not updated yet)
Online instruction manual: http://www.pleco.com/beta/manual/
Offline instruction manual: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pd2b8b-manual.zip (2.5 MB)
Full software downloads
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (168 MB)
Manual (168 MB)
Mac OS (169 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (174 MB)
Windows Card (174 MB)
Mac OS (175 MB)
Mac Card (175 MB)
Minimal packages with 21st Century / Guifan dictionaries and multi-syllable audio omitted: (along with font96 on Palm OS)
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (65 MB)
Manual (66 MB)
Mac OS (66 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (65 MB)
Windows Card (65 MB)
Mac OS (65 MB)
Mac Card (65 MB)
Extended Audio Files
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (180 MB)
Manual (179 MB)
Mac OS (179 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (179 MB)
Windows Card (179 MB)
Mac OS (179 MB)
Mac Card (179 MB)
Unsupported Add-ons
Female Audio Files (144 MB) (unchanged since Beta 7)
Adso Dictionary (13 MB)
CEDICT dictionary (6 MB)
HanDeDict (12 MB)
LDC English-Chinese Wordlist (7 MB)
Updates for users of previous B8 / RC versions
Updated Palm OS application file: http://www.pleco.com/beta/final/pp200-app.zip (1 MB)
Updated Windows Mobile application files: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pc200a-apps.zip (2 MB)
Cab file versions of the above: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pc200a-cabs.zip (3 MB)
To update on Palm, just install the updated application file to your handheld and it'll replace the regular b8b one. On Windows Mobile, exit Pleco completely with the Quit command in the Dict menu, then connect your handheld to your desktop, go into its memory through My Computer and copy the updated Pleco application file into your \\Program Files\Pleco folder (My Computer, Mobile Device, My Windows Mobile-Based Device, Program Files, Pleco on XP, or on Vista, My Computer, (your handheld's name), /, Program Files, Pleco), replacing the version that's already there.
Aside from three small bug fixes (one which caused crashes in failed full-text searches, one which caused crashes when attempting to create flashcards after a failed search, and one which prevented single-character searches in user dictionaries from matching longer words that started with those characters) the only change since b8c is that the application files on Windows Mobile are now code-signed, which means if you have a particularly locked-down smartphone you haven't been able to run Pleco on before due to security errors you may finally be able to do so with this version. (plus, there are no more annoying security alerts to click through when you run Pleco for the first time)
On Windows Mobile there's one additional fix in the slightly-updated 2.0.0a, correcting some crashing problems with one-syllable-at-a-time audio playback for words that aren't in Pleco's database - all of the WM files below now include that update, and WM users who already have 2.0 can install it with the "Updates" files below.
New User Instructions
The installation instructions in the manual should be quite accurate now, but the procedure for getting a keyfile to unlock 2.0 differs a bit from the one in the 2.0 upgrade guide. To activate your Pleco 2.0 upgrade, go to http://www.pleco.com/beta/pd2orders.html, log in with your "My Orders" email/password, then enter your System ID (obtained from the Ordering screen after installing 2.0) in the form on that page to receive your 2.0 keyfile. 2.0-specific dictionary and other upgrades can be purchased from that page after you activate 2.0.
Note that due to a bug in the website code (which hasn't been updated literally since Beta 1 came out more than a year ago), some System IDs (specifically Card IDs and IDs generated by some very old Palms) will be rejected by the system - if you wait a few more days the finished website should fix those bugs and accept any valid ID.
If you haven't bought Pleco yet, you can buy a copy of 1.0 Professional or Complete from our online store and then immediately activate your free 2.0 upgrade from that page above (your My Orders password will be in your order confirmation e-mail). You can also order the new 2.0 Linguist bundle (ABC/21st Century/Guifan dictionaries) from this page for Palm OS or this page for Pocket PC; you'll still need a 1.0 Device ID to place that order, but you'll get the correct combination of dictionaries once you activate 2.0.
File Packages
Manuals (not updated yet)
Online instruction manual: http://www.pleco.com/beta/manual/
Offline instruction manual: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pd2b8b-manual.zip (2.5 MB)
Full software downloads
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (168 MB)
Manual (168 MB)
Mac OS (169 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (174 MB)
Windows Card (174 MB)
Mac OS (175 MB)
Mac Card (175 MB)
Minimal packages with 21st Century / Guifan dictionaries and multi-syllable audio omitted: (along with font96 on Palm OS)
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (65 MB)
Manual (66 MB)
Mac OS (66 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (65 MB)
Windows Card (65 MB)
Mac OS (65 MB)
Mac Card (65 MB)
Extended Audio Files
Windows Mobile: (installation guide)
Automated (180 MB)
Manual (179 MB)
Mac OS (179 MB)
Palm OS: (installation guide)
Windows (179 MB)
Windows Card (179 MB)
Mac OS (179 MB)
Mac Card (179 MB)
Unsupported Add-ons
Female Audio Files (144 MB) (unchanged since Beta 7)
Adso Dictionary (13 MB)
CEDICT dictionary (6 MB)
HanDeDict (12 MB)
LDC English-Chinese Wordlist (7 MB)
Updates for users of previous B8 / RC versions
Updated Palm OS application file: http://www.pleco.com/beta/final/pp200-app.zip (1 MB)
Updated Windows Mobile application files: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pc200a-apps.zip (2 MB)
Cab file versions of the above: http://www.pleco.com/beta/pc200a-cabs.zip (3 MB)
To update on Palm, just install the updated application file to your handheld and it'll replace the regular b8b one. On Windows Mobile, exit Pleco completely with the Quit command in the Dict menu, then connect your handheld to your desktop, go into its memory through My Computer and copy the updated Pleco application file into your \\Program Files\Pleco folder (My Computer, Mobile Device, My Windows Mobile-Based Device, Program Files, Pleco on XP, or on Vista, My Computer, (your handheld's name), /, Program Files, Pleco), replacing the version that's already there.